I indicated that I intended to engage further with the recent report from the Bible Society on their recent survey indicating an increase in church attendance. Before I dig into other aspects of the report, I want to reflect further on how much we should make of people starting to attend church at least monthly.… Continue reading Will a Quiet Revival result in more than monthly attendance?
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If Jesus was willing to keep attending the synagogue despite its problems, should I keep attending the established church despite its?
If you are in a church that follows the lectionary (we are not), then this Sunday, one of the readings will be Luke 4:14-21. I saw one person on Facebook ask whether a legitimate application was thar despite all of its problems, Jesus was there in the established church of his day. Now, I suspect… Continue reading If Jesus was willing to keep attending the synagogue despite its problems, should I keep attending the established church despite its?
Twice on a Sunday?
I’ve written about how following COVID the church needs to think in terms of re gathering and re-planting. There are people who were on the fringes of church life who are currently not returning. As well as this, the pandemic also seems to have hastened a move towards less frequent Sunday attendance. In the past… Continue reading Twice on a Sunday?
Why are people attending church less frequently?
One of the trends that quite a few people have noticed in recent years has been the change in definition of what it means to attend church regularly. To those of us in church leadership, who have been Christians for some time, regular attendance tends to mean “at least once a week.” However, the reality… Continue reading Why are people attending church less frequently?